After completing the Swamp Rabbit trail in Greenville South Carolina, my family and I decided to explore downtown Greenville walking the lively streets. I was in the mood for some homemade soft-serve ice cream. To our surprise we stumbled upon River Streets Sweets- an homemade candy and ice cream confectionery located in the heart of downtown Greenville. I was in Oh, with the desserts they had ranging from candy, fudge, chocolate covered apples, soft-serve ice cream, popcorn, nuts, chocolate covered pretzels/marshmallows, and so much more. Thankfully my family was there because I would have bought everything-it's a child's dream. At last I got the soft-serve ice cream I was craving all day. Let me tell you, the ice cream, gelato, and sorbet were truly homemade. To my surprise the prices were not as pricey considering they were in downtown Greenville. My family got two scoops in a cup costing $7.95 a single scoop is $4.95. The scoops are a decent size for the price you are paying. River Streets Sweets has some unique flavors that I have never heard of before, such as Bear Claw, Blueberry, Hazelnut Coffee Crunch, and Pink Grapefruit. They also serve Raspberry Sorbet sugar-free which is nice. My family decided to get Rocky Road and Bear Claw. The ice cream was so rich, creamy, and flavorful. It did not taste artificial like some ice creams in supermarkets. My whole family was pleased with the purchase. The staff were extremely friendly, especially the one member who was mending the ice cream section. She was so kind and energetic, letting my family sample the flavors before purchasing, which a lot of food businesses do not do. In addition, to my surprise, the store was huge, leaving plenty of space to walk around without running into other customers. The store was organized, making it easy to see all the yummy treats. There was no visible dirt or dust, the businesses looked polished.The only downfall would be the parking situation, since they are located in the heart of Greenville parking is limited. I would recommend walking and parking in a free or reduced parking area. The next time I am in downtown Greenville or around the area, I will be stopping by River Streets Sweets to indulge in some of their other sweet treats, such as their fudge and chocolate covered apples. I would recommend checking out River Streets Sweets if you are in the area. read more

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Main Street in Greenville has great shops, restaurants, and places with snacks. River Street Sweets is a beautiful candy shop. The pralines are so good. Service was friendly. Smells nice inside read more

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The place is really nice, I do recommend trying the food, the caramel apples are top tier. the owners are really nice, when I went in for my job interview he gave me a tour and told me how almost everything was made. read more

Diane was so friendly and helpful! She gave us so many samples and really took the time to make sure we found something we liked. She had great suggestions and we had so much fun. Delicious sweets and ice cream! read more

Somehow River Street Sweets didn't make it on my to do list in Greenville but I happened to be walking by as they were opening and putting out the sign on the sidewalk. I made note to stop there on my way back so that I didn't need to carry my purchases. When I returned I was warmly greeted and given a generous sample of a praline. I was still planning to buy them but do think it is a great business practice to let customers sample the product. Besides the pralines you can get chocolates, caramel apples, popcorn, candy; and ive cream. I left with chocolate pralines and original pralines. The owner even suggested that I needed to try putting them in the microwave for 9 seconds to make them taste as they were freshly made. It worked so well and made the chocolate creamy. I also returned to the store later on for the banana pudding ice cream I spotted which I was told was a best seller. The friendliest clerk convinced me to make it a double and let me sample so many flavors to find a good second flavor to go with it. I went with vanilla. It was a nice treat to end the day after being locked out of my hotel room. read more

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Great sweet treat store with a massive variety of treats from both current days and past years. Staff was extremely friendly and would definitely recommend this store to anyone visiting. read more

Whenever I'm craving something sweet, which has been a little too often lately, I go to River street sweets! It's impossible to go downtown and not pick up pralines (I get the original AND the chocolate one) The employees are always helpful and work fast to ring me up! read more

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These are the very best pralines outside of Savannah! I prefer the regular praline loaded with pecans, but they also have a chocolate version. This shop is enveloped in the aroma of sugar, caramel, and toasted nuts, oh my!. They also sell gift items and Saltwater taffy as well as delicious ice creams, and gelato. Walk in and get a free sample! read more

Love this place I always get a caramel apple on the weekends as my little sweet treat. The food is good, the service is good and the place is just fun to be in !! read more

A really cute sweet shop in downtown Greenville! This place is like heaven for anyone with a sweet tooth. You can get almost any type of sweet; they offer candies, pralines, ice cream, candied nuts, popcorn, etc! They offer samples of the pralines which are also delicious! Everyone who worked there was really kind! read more

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Great little candy shop to pop in while walking downtown. Something for everyone! got my favorite jelly bellys and banana candy and a huge white chocolate dipped rice crispy treat to share! read more

River Street Sweets - That's one huge dipped and topped rice crispy treat! - Candy Stores Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Really large selection of treats. Very clean. The staff was very friendly. I liked the selection of small truffles. read more

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While walking down Main Street, we came across this spot. They have a huge selection of sweets to choose, and we couldn't resist getting some for ourselves. We choose chocolate-covered pretzels with Oreo, a milk chocolate loggerhead, and some pralines. To say we enjoyed our sweets would be an understatement - we practically devoured them! read more

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Yummy sweets shop we visited in downtown Greenville while attending the Saturday farmers Market. Various chocolates, Fudge, ice cream, candies, retro candies, candy apples, caramel apples, etc. There is something for everyone! Stop in and check it out! read more

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I love going in to River Street suites. I go for the pralines and turtles and fudge. I rarely walk out with less than a full bag.

First time I indulged in River Street Sweets was many years ago in Savannah, Georgia. Imagine my joy to discover this location in downtown Greenville. I generally stick with the milk chocolate bear claws. But I also am a fan of the pralines. They have lots of others sweet treat options, but I stick with these two. I am a huge fan. read more

I debated whether it was worth it to write a review of a candy shop. I say that only because it is hard to have a really negative experience in a place like this. You are here probably because you are a visiting tourist, you skipped a full dessert with dinner, and now you are strolling around downtown and decided you'd like something chocolate after all... That, at any rate, is what brought us here. We were seeking out chocolate-covered graham crackers. I bought 2, and then found out that these were actually chocolate-covered s'mores. So I wound up with slightly more than I anticipated. They were good. The store had a wide selection of chocolates and other candies. If you want a minor indulgence for 3 - 4 times the price of a candy bar, they have you covered. read more

The candy seems to be going bad. One of the items I picked were the sour gummies. They have sat for so long they are really hard to chew and aren't sour anymore. The cotton candy jelly beans seemed to be getting old along with the Reese pieces. Employees were nice read more

I dare you to leave River Street Sweets Savannah's Candy Kitchen is a mouthful, but that more than matches their sweets, which are also great, flavorful mouthfuls! Talk about kid in a candy store, these guys have pretty much everything you could hope from, from chocolates, to caramels, to gummies to taffies, and things like ice cream and chocolates add on to the list, but by no means completes it! One of my favorite flavors in this candy shop actually wasn't candy, but instead it was their grapefruit sherbert. How unexpectedly delicious this scoop was! A close second was their watermelon sorbet, which made us smile with each spoonful. Parking here at River street sweets is just as challenging as many of the locations off of Main street. In fact, we parked a few blocks away and stumbled on this gem while walking along the sidewalk. You'll likely have to do the same unless you're lucky enough to score a spot much closer. All of the chocolates we tried were great, the sweets, delicious, and our experience was a great one for us! read more

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I really wanted to like the sweets here but being limited to sugar free was a definite disadvantage. I got one piece of each of the s/f candies and a cup of s/f raspberry sorbet. The candy had obviously been sitting a long time and was stale. The chocolate tasted funky (small bites from most of them) while the sorbet was very crumbly (over spun). The employees were extremely nice and helpful and the store itself was like walking right into the past. If the products I bought were comparable to the staff and ambiance this store would have scored a 5 star rating for sure! read more

I entered this store and it was pure delight. Someone came in with a dog and hugged an employee which prompted me to ask if it was dog friendly as my husband was outside with our 2 dogs. To my delight they said well behaved dogs were welcomed! We bought some ice cream and gelato and it was incredible. I had raspberry and the flavor was so true. There are all kinds of confectionery items in here and the employees were very customer oriented. Quite refreshing in these times where it seems no one wants to work. read more

Nice place but ... Honestly, it tasted like low end ice milk and was way overpriced at $4 per small scoop. My advice - skip this place for ice cream. read more

So absolutely thrilled that we have fresh River Street pralines in Greenville! Great samples, friendly folks. Located near Mast General, it is similarly laid out as the others. Love the chocolate covered pretzels. If it weren't so cold this am we would have gotten the gelato, which is "homemade" at the store. Can't wait to try the Mango. There was also a sugar-free option - I believe it was a Raspberry, either gelato or sorbet. Wow, move over Marble Slab read more

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Employees were enticing people out on the street with praline samples to come check out the new candy store on Main Street. Of course we went in, and were amazed with the ambiance of the store. Everything was clean and plentiful, along with 50s music playing in the background making you feel like you were a "kid in a candy store" again. There was even a salt water taffy tower which reminded me of beach days in Ocean City, NJ. We decided to get some loose chocolates that were rung up by the weight. They were absolutely delicious, but very expensive. For 4 chocolates, we paid $9. I guess for the experience and quality, it's to be expected. A great addition to Main Street, I hope to try their attractive looking ice creams next time! read more

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OMG ! The best ice cream I have ever had. The banana pudding is by far my favorite. The atmosphere is so nicely put together. You are surrounded around all type of homemade, unique candy and chocolate plus a bunch of your all time favorites. This is a place you want to bring your whole family to. The employees are so nice and helpful too. My mom and I make it here at least 2X a month. read more

River Street Sweets - Banana pudding Ice Cream in a chocolate dipped waffle cone - Candy Stores Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Love that there's a River Street Sweets here in Greenville now! I lived in Savannah for a few years and I miss the taste of pralines. So good, so warm, so sweet. You walk in to the sweet scent of fudge, chocolate covered everything (literally marshmallows, pretzels, nuts, candies), candied apples, rice krispies and more. There's a whole candy wall and they even have gelato. You can watch them make their sweets and definitely stop by for a sample of their amazing pralines! read more

This is a brand new place, and likely to be overwhelmed if you show up and it's early days. However, it is so worth it. There are wonderful smells, free samples, and lots of delicious things you're going to want to take home with you. The signature attraction is the pralines. They make those up front. And they were offering samples when we came through the door. They're always delicious, but even more so when served warm. There are a dizzying array of sweets in this place. It all looks so good. There are some packaged goods, but most things seem to be sold by the pound. The staff seemed knowledgeable and they were able to answer all of our questions. But come on, working in a candy shop has to be a pretty sweet deal right? In the back of the store is an ice cream, gelato, sorbet stand. It is small, but the flavors were really outstanding. Again, they offered free samples until we were ready to make a selection. I had my daughter with me and we tried quite a few different flavors. My final choice was pink grapefruit, and hers was key lime. They were both over the top. this store was friendly, inviting, and smelled so very good. I am sure they will do extremely well in the heart of downtown Greenville. I am looking forward to taking my extended family there when they visit during the next holiday. read more

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Why did I have to live so close this place? Everything is so good, especially those pretzels! This shop has something for everyone. You can even get gelato there. I can't remember the name of it, but there are some wonderful like peanut butter based "cookies" there. Think --Reese's peanut butter cup. Haven, one of the workers, is such a gem! read more

Beautiful fruit slice candy. Lots of great nostalgic and unique candies. The chocolate, candy apples and the rest of the house made gourmet sweets looked delicious. Very clean with accommodating and patient staff. Clean bathroom. read more

This is a cute little sweet shop! We didn't try any of the candy, but the ice cream was delicious! It was really creamy and full of flavor! I would definitely recommend stopping by this place! read more

Very good candies, and very good service, but it felt overpriced. I would go again, but other places I've been have had similar quality at a lower price. Great addition to Greenville! read more

MMMMMeeeehhhhhhh, it is very much like other sweet/ chocolate/ candy stores that you see in touristy areas. Service was great but not really much here to write about especially if you've visited Kilwin's or a similar type place. Ice cream is great, especially if you are trying to satisfy the kiddos. read more

I come here weekly for the butter popcorn which is fantastic. The staff are always friendly and helpful even when they are busy.

Ordered gelato...I tried the banana pudding, which was soooo delicious and creamy! I also tried the key lime pie, that one was ok but not as good as the banana one. The customer service was just ok, alot of students who seemed like they didn't really want to be working lol. read more

Ok, so giving River Sweets is driven with mixed feelings. The sweets...so good! The Caramel Apples with Pecans are delicious! The concept (old school sweets) is cool! The weird part... The staff that maintains the prep area for the apples and covered candies never seems to know what is going on. It's the strangest thing...they either have no idea how to respond to a question or they will send you back and forth to the other counter where you pay. Then when you get to the payment counter they will send you back to the prep counter. It's bizarre to say the least. I thought it was me, but friends of mine and other patrons went through the same process. The shop doesn't seem to have a handle on how many Caramel or Candy apples to make in advance, so there were apples sitting around, which had the appearance of being old or around for too long. Certainly, having 40+ pre-made Caramel Apples can't be a good idea. During my first visit it was a major ordeal just to get one freshly prepared Caramel apple with Pecans. (March 24). Fast forward to April 11 - there were NO fresh Caramel Apples available. It seem like the guy behind the counter (the only area in the shop where you could find the covered apples) he seemed to have absolutely no idea what to say when someone asked him for an apple. Just gave the blank face. I don't know, if they need better training, better management is more like it, but I was very disappointed to see this cute little shop very obviously falling apart! read more

Tasty treats and great customer service from Colette and Dionne! 5 stars. Glad I stopped in and visited this little gem while in town! read more

We bought a caramel apple today. As the clerk was putting it in the box, the caramel looked wet and was sliding off the apple. We questioned the freshness and another employee looked at the date it was prepared and assured us it was good. When we got it home we discovered the caramel was very very soft and falling apart and apple old and mushy. We are from out of town and will not be back in Greenville for another month. We were told to bring it back then. A lot of work for a $9 apple! read more

If you like sweet you must visit this shop, it is awesome!!! So many choices and also the have gelato which make me even more happier :) everything was tasting great and wasn't to pricy either. It is in a walk distance from Westin or Hyatt hotel so you can burn the calories off :) service was great and quick. Love it!! read more

Very cute sweet shop with a great atmosphere. The customer service was great. Went in and was immediately offered several samples of pralines (which were delicious) but I went with the gelato. I got coconut and pumpkin spice and was very pleased. The serving size was quite large and unlike some gelato that can be overwhelming their gelato was sweet and easy on the palette. I will have to go back and try their candy apples which looked amazing. read more

favorite candy place in Greenville! i always come for the chocolate covered gummy bears and went in tonight but didn't see them. i'm sad i didn't get his name, but the kind man who works at the front station saw me looking around and asked for what i was looking for. he happily brought me over to a box of chocolate covered gummy bears and gave me two heaping handfuls! i'm so glad he asked because i was about to walk away sad that they were out of my favorites! great place, friendly environment, and amazing candy! read more